Grappling device.



L. sHIB'LDs & B. AOE. GRAPPLING DEvIoE. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 11H27 1907.

911,684. l ePatented Feb.9, 19o9.

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LLEWELLYN SHIELDS AND BYRON ACE, OF NICHOLSON, PENNSYLVANIA GRAPPLING DEVICE No. 911,684. y Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented Feb. 9m, 1909.

Application led .Tune 27, 1907. Serial No. 381,049. i

To all whom it may concern: l

Beit known that we, LLEW'ELLYN SnInLDs ends of the curved ortions of which, they and BYRON AGE, citizens of the United are provided with sp erical members. States, residing at Nicholson, in the county Fig. 1 of the drawings shows the padof Wyoming and State of Pennsylvania, I carrying member provided with the socket have invented certain new and useful lm- 5, and the lip or projection 15, said lip being provements in Grappling Devices, of which adapted to retain the ball end of the memthe following is a specification, reference beber 3 in place. By the use of this lip or ing had -therein to the accompanying ,drawflange which is adapted to fit the curvature ing. of the spherical member` 4, the removal and This invention pertains to a new andusea ready insertion of the spherical member ful grappling device, adapted principally for may beobtained. rThe members 19 which hoisting frictionally solid weights, such as terminate in the ball ends 4 are provided stone, bulk metal, or the like. with'slots 20, these bars being disposed anguln connection with the device, the invenlarly and connected together at their upper tion aims as a primary and essential object ends by means'of abot and crank nut 21, to provide a device of this character comwhich bolt plays vertically in a slot 22, of prising a pair of grappling members, dethe perpendicular draw'bar 23, the lower signed to have a flexible connectionbetween end of which is connected to the ends of the a friction pad-carrying member so as to alhorizontal draw bars, as at 25, by means of a low the same to accommodate itself, to any nut and bolt 26, as clearly shown. These surface the solid weight may have, as will be horizontal draw bars` play horizontally, and observed. After the frictionV padhas been with a slight pivotal action in the slots 20, set, the grappling members are securely ofthe bars 19 as will be apparent. The horidrawn together to cause the said pads to adzontal draw bars are adjustable within said here to the object to be lifted, by causing sucslots by means of the pins 27, and the pluraltion therebetween as will be understood. ity of apertures 28 within the said horizontal This invention comprises further objects draw bars as will be clearly manifest. and combinationsof elements which will be Having thus described the invention,

hereinafter more fully described, shown in what is claimed as new and useful, by the the accompanying drawings, and the novel protection of Letters-Patent, is: features thereof will be pointed out in the ln a device of the class described the appended claim. combination with a grappling member, hav- To obtain a full and correct understanding a ball end, of a dish-shaped jaw member ing of the details of construction, combinaformed in one of its faces with a concaved tions of features, elements and advantages, seat, conforming in its shape with the ball reference is to be had to the hereinafter set end of the grappling member, and adapted forth description and the yaccompanying to receive substantially half of said ball end,

comprising grappling members 19, at the' drawings in connection therewith, wherein- `a single lip formed integral with the jaw Figure 1 is a perspective viewv of the padmember, said li projecting out beyond the carrying member; Fig. 2 is an elevation of center oftheba l end of the grappling memthe same partly in section. Fig. 3, is a perber, the lower face of the said lip being conspective view of the grappling device showcaved to conform to the shape of the ball ing a stone in position to be lifted. end. y

Making renewed reference to the accomln testimony whereof we hereunto affix our panying drawings, wherein similar reference signatures in presence of two witnesses.

characters indicate corresponding parts', in LLEWELLYN SHIELDS. the several illustrations, by figures, 1 desig- BYRON ACE.

'nates an object, preferably it may beltermed Witnesses:

a stone. This stone is designed to beraised W. S. DECKER,

by the hereinafter set forth grappling device, Y L. E. AOE. 

